{"id":841,"date":"2008-08-07T23:13:11","date_gmt":"2008-08-08T07:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oxgoad.ca\/2008\/08\/07\/the-separatism-of-bob-jones-sr\/"},"modified":"2008-08-07T23:13:11","modified_gmt":"2008-08-08T07:13:11","slug":"the-separatism-of-bob-jones-sr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oxgoad.ca\/2008\/08\/07\/the-separatism-of-bob-jones-sr\/","title":{"rendered":"the separatism of Bob Jones Sr."},"content":{"rendered":"

In some of our recent discussion, Pastor Tracy Pennock<\/a> asserts that Bob Jones, Sr., was not a separatist but rather followed the pattern of John R. Rice when it came to so-called ‘secondary separation’. I have argued that he is misinformed concerning Bob Jones, Sr.<\/p>\n

This evening, I discovered an unlikely ally in making my point: Christianity Today<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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In an article entitled “Campus Crusader for Christ<\/a>“, Collin Hansen reviews the book, Bill Bright and Campus Crusade for Christ: The Renewal of Evangelicalism in Postwar America<\/i><\/a> by John G. Turner.<\/p>\n

Note in particular this paragraph on the first page of the review:<\/p>\n

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Before long, cracks began to show in the conservative Protestant alliance. Much has been written about Graham’s break with Jones after the 1957 New York City crusade, but Bright’s split with fundamentalism was similarly painful. Bright joined Graham on the platform for his 1958 crusade in San Francisco. Vonette [Mrs. Bright] declined the invitation, still unsure about whether to support Graham. Afterward, Bob Jones Sr. wrote all alumni from his school who worked for Crusade and told them to choose between Bright and their alma mater<\/u>. The crisis was enough to threaten the viability of Crusade, which drew heavily from Bob Jones University. Turner observes that Jones and Bright both cared about evangelism and doctrinal purity. But Jones cared more about purity, and Bright cared more about evangelism. [Emphasis mine.]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I think the quote speaks for itself.<\/p>\n

Over to you, Tracy…<\/p>\n

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